Friends of a schoolboy who died in a 'tragic accident' a decade ago have raised over £12,000 in his memory.
Broughton Young Farmers Club completed the charity car pull on Sunday, February 18, painstakingly shifting the vehicle for over 17 miles up and down the Duddon Valley.
The fundraiser was organised by five close friends, who met at the YFC, and knew Edward Gabbert before his untimely death.
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Bradley Troughton, one of the friends, said: "We chose this route as it starts at the school Eddie attended and passes up over Ulpha valley where he lived and grew up.
"It then finishes in Broughton where he attended primary school and the Young Farmers club.”
Bradley was joined by Neil Fell, Jonny Woodhouse, Jack Shephard and Daniel Leighton in organising the event.
Roughly 40 members of Broughton YFC took turns pulling the car 17.3 miles.
Edward was 15 years old when he died at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital on November 22, 2013.
An inquest heard he suffered a single gunshot wound to the head in an accident when he was helping to hunt foxes on his family farm at Ulpha in the Duddon Valley.
Bradley previously explained that the group were hoping to raise £5,000, with the current total of £12,000 already smashing that target.
All of the money raised will be donated to Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue to help towards the building of their new base.
A spokesperson from the rescue team added: "The team is very grateful to each and every one of them, and to their sponsors of course, for such an amazing effort.
"It must have been thirsty work as just by coincidence they ended their push at The Manor Arms in Broughton Square."
The route, from Millom School, was chosen because of its harsh climbs and longevity to reflect the efforts that that mountain rescuers put in on their callouts.
This was the first fundraising event in roughly five years organised by the YFC and took place two days after Eddie’s birthday.
If you would like to donate, you can message Broughton YFC via their Facebook page.
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